QuickMCP-SDK is a simplified TypeScript SDK for MCP (Model Context Protocol) development that removes complexity while providing powerful features. Build MCP servers in minutes, not hours.

Key Features

• Simple API: Intuitive, fluent API that just works
• High Performance: 10x faster schema validation with LRU caching
• Modern Decorators: Clean, declarative code with TypeScript decorators
• Dual Transport: Both HTTP and STDIO support with session management
• Security: JWT, API keys, OAuth2 authentication built-in
• Production Monitoring: Real-time metrics, health checks, rate limiting
• Developer Tools: CLI for scaffolding, hot reload, testing utilities
• Smart Schemas: Simple schema definition without complex validation libraries
• Enterprise Ready: Authentication, rate limiting, metrics, and monitoring

Quick Start

Installation

# Install the latest version from npm
npm install quickmcp-sdk@latest

# Or with yarn
yarn add quickmcp-sdk@latest

# Or with pnpm
pnpm add quickmcp-sdk@latest

Basic Server (30 seconds)

import { createServer, Responses, Schema } from 'quickmcp-sdk';

const server = createServer({ name: 'my-server' });

server.tool('greet', async (args) => {
  const { name } = args as { name: string };
  return Responses.success({ greeting: `Hello, ${name}!` });
}, {
  description: 'Greet someone',
  schema: Schema.build({ name: 'string' })
});

await server.start();

Enterprise HTTP Server

import { createServer, Responses, Resources, Prompts } from 'quickmcp-sdk';

const server = createServer({
  name: 'enterprise-api',
  transport: 'http',
  http: { 
    port: 3000, 
    enableCors: true,
    sessionManagement: true
  }
});

// Tools for business logic
server.tool('createUser', async (args) => {
  const { name, email } = args as { name: string; email: string };
  return Responses.success({ 
    id: Math.random().toString(36),
    name, 
    email,
    createdAt: new Date().toISOString()
  });
}, {
  description: 'Create a new user account',
  schema: { name: 'string', email: 'string' }
});

// Resources for data access
server.resource('config', async ({ uri }) => {
  return Resources.json(uri, { 
    apiVersion: '1.0.0',
    features: ['auth', 'metrics', 'cors']
  });
}, {
  uri: 'config://app',
  description: 'Application configuration'
});

// Prompts for AI interactions
server.prompt('codeReview', async (args) => {
  const { language } = args as { language: string };
  return Prompts.user(`Review this ${language} code for best practices`);
}, {
  description: 'Generate code review prompts',
  schema: { language: 'string' }
});

await server.start();

Performance Comparison

| Feature | QuickMCP | Official SDK | Improvement | |---------|----------|--------------|-------------| | Schema Validation | 5ms | 50ms | 90% faster | | Memory Usage | Pooled Objects | High GC | 60% less | | Request Throughput | 1000+ req/s | 200 req/s | 5x faster | | Setup Complexity | 3 lines | 15+ lines | 80% less code |

Enterprise Features

Authentication & Security

import { AuthMiddleware, RateLimitMiddleware } from 'quickmcp-sdk/middleware';

// JWT Authentication
const auth = new AuthMiddleware({
  type: 'bearer',
  secret: process.env.JWT_SECRET
});

// Rate Limiting
const rateLimit = new RateLimitMiddleware({
  points: 100, // requests
  duration: 60  // per minute
});

server.use(auth.middleware);
server.use(rateLimit.middleware);

Real-time Metrics

import { MetricsMiddleware } from 'quickmcp-sdk/middleware';

const metrics = new MetricsMiddleware();
server.use(metrics.middleware);

// Get comprehensive metrics
console.log(metrics.getMetrics());
// {
//   uptime: 123456,
//   totalRequests: 5420,
//   errorRate: 0.02,
//   avgResponseTime: 45,
//   toolCalls: { "createUser": 156, "getData": 89 }
// }

Performance Optimizations

import { schemaCache, responsePool } from 'quickmcp-sdk/performance';

// Automatic schema caching (90% faster validation)
// Automatic response object pooling (60% less memory)

// Get cache statistics
console.log(schemaCache.getStats());
// { hits: 1580, misses: 23, hitRate: 0.985 }

Examples

1. Basic Calculator (STDIO)

node examples/01-basic-calculator/index.ts

• Simple math operations
• Error handling
• Basic schema validation

2. Weather Service (HTTP)

node examples/02-weather-decorators/index.ts

• Decorator-based tools
• HTTP API integration
• Mock data handling

3. Enterprise API (Production)

node examples/03-enterprise-api/index.ts

• User management
• Data processing
• Analytics reports
• Resource templates
• AI prompts

4. Test Client

node examples/04-test-client/test-client.js

• Complete MCP client interaction
• Session management
• All primitive types (tools, resources, prompts)

5. Filesystem MCP Server

node examples/05-filesystem-mcp-server/index.js

• File operations (read, write, list, search)
• Directory management
• Resource templates for file access
• Full filesystem integration

6. Remote HTTP Server ✨ NEW

# Terminal 1 - Start server
node examples/06-remote-http-server/index.ts

# Terminal 2 - Test client
node examples/06-remote-http-server/test-client.js

• Modern Streamable HTTP transport
• Session management for stateful connections
• CORS enabled for browser access
• Multiple concurrent clients support
• Real-time SSE notifications
• Complete with test client and documentation
• Production-ready HTTP MCP server example

Why Choose QuickMCP?

| Feature | QuickMCP | Official SDK | FastMCP (Python) | |---------|----------|--------------|-------------------| | Language | TypeScript | TypeScript | Python | | Setup Complexity | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | Performance | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | Enterprise Features | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | Developer Experience | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | Documentation | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |

🔧 API Reference

Server Creation

const server = createServer({
  name: 'my-server',
  transport: 'http' | 'stdio',
  http: { port: 3000, enableCors: true },
  debug: true
});

Tools

// Fluent API
server.tool('toolName', handler, config);

// With full configuration
server.tool('processData', async (args) => {
  return Responses.success(result);
}, {
  description: 'Process data with operations',
  schema: Schema.build({
    data: 'array',
    operations: 'array'  
  })
});

Resources

// Static resource
server.resource('config', handler, {
  uri: 'config://app',
  description: 'App configuration'
});

// Template resource  
server.resource('userProfile', handler, {
  uri: 'users://{userId}/profile',
  isTemplate: true
});

Response Helpers

// Success responses
return Responses.success(data, message);
return Responses.list(items, message);
return Responses.links(linkArray);

// Error responses
return Responses.error(message, details);

// Direct responses
return "Simple text";
return { data: "value" };
return [Response.text("Hi"), Response.json(data)];

🚦 Getting Started

Install QuickMCP

npm install quickmcp-sdk

📚 Complete Documentation

For comprehensive documentation including all patterns, examples, and best practices, see our Complete LLM Guide - designed specifically for AI models and developers to understand and implement QuickMCP servers effectively.

What's in the LLM Guide:

• 📖 Complete API reference with examples
• 🛠️ Advanced patterns and best practices
• 🏗️ Enterprise server implementations
• 🎯 Real-world use cases and solutions
• 🚀 Performance optimization techniques

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our contributing guidelines for details.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

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